Obama inspires dishes, cocktails in D.C.

By Kate Parham

Updated 7:41 pm, Sunday, January 20, 2013

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The Commander in Chief cocktail

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Astro Doughnuts, a fried chicken and doughnut mecca, opens in D.C. at the end of this month. Astro will be offering Obama Then and Now doughnuts: Obama Then is chocolate glazed number with caramel drizzle and Maldon smoked sea salt (reportedly the flavors of his favorite snack), while Obama Now is oatmeal raisin with topped with honey glaze and granola crumble to reflect the first lady?s healthful eating habits; astrodoughnuts.com. less

Astro Doughnuts, a fried chicken and doughnut mecca, opens in D.C. at the end of this month. Astro will be offering Obama Then and Now doughnuts: Obama Then is chocolate glazed number with caramel drizzle and ... more

BLT Steak offers The Obama Burger, a Kobe patty topped with roasted pineapple and speck. At the restaurant s bar, there are cocktails named for both Obama and Biden: the Yes We Cantaloupe is Obama's, made with Appleton white rum, housemade cayenne cantaloupe puree, maraschino liqueur and lime; 1625 I St. NW, e2hospitality.com/blt-steak. less

BLT Steak offers The Obama Burger, a Kobe patty topped with roasted pineapple and speck. At the restaurant s bar, there are cocktails named for both Obama and Biden: the Yes We Cantaloupe is Obama's, made with ... more

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Obama Burger

Obama Burger

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Lincoln restaurant's Obama Olive Oil Poached Salmon

Lincoln restaurant's Obama Olive Oil Poached Salmon

Photo: Lincoln

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Inspired by a course served at President Obama s 2009 inauguration luncheon, the Fairmont Hotel's Juniper Restaurant is dishing out President Obama's Inaugural Seafood Ragout, made with scallops, prawns, oysters and Jumbo Lump Crab in a vermouth cream with potatoes, carrots and puff pastry; 2401 M St. NW, fairmont.com. less

Inspired by a course served at President Obama s 2009 inauguration luncheon, the Fairmont Hotel's Juniper Restaurant is dishing out President Obama's Inaugural Seafood Ragout, made with scallops, prawns, ... more

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BLT Steak offers The Obama Burger, a Kobe patty topped with roasted pineapple and speck. At the restaurant s bar, there are cocktails named for both Obama and Biden: the Yes We Cantaloupe is Obama's, made with Appleton white rum, housemade cayenne cantaloupe puree, maraschino liqueur and lime; 1625 I St. NW, e2hospitality.com/blt-steak. less

BLT Steak offers The Obama Burger, a Kobe patty topped with roasted pineapple and speck. At the restaurant s bar, there are cocktails named for both Obama and Biden: the Yes We Cantaloupe is Obama's, made with ... more

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Hill Country Barbecue's POTUS-pop Jell-O shots

Hill Country Barbecue's POTUS-pop Jell-O shots

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Art and Soul is shaking up an inauguration cocktail to fete another four years; the Stayin? Put is composed of Green Hat Gin, berry simple syrup and champagne; 415 New Jersey Ave. NW, artandsouldc.com.

Art and Soul is shaking up an inauguration cocktail to fete another four years; the Stayin? Put is composed of Green Hat Gin, berry simple syrup and champagne; 415 New Jersey Ave. NW, artandsouldc.com.

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Obama Then and Now doughnuts

Obama Then and Now doughnuts

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Obama inspires dishes, cocktails in D.C.

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During his first four years in office, President Barack Obama plowed his way through Washington, D.C., restaurants, earning the moniker "Eater-in-Chief" - and inspiring chefs around town to create menu items in his honor. So, on the cusp of his second inauguration, here are several Obama-inspired dishes and cocktails at top restaurants and bars around the District.

During a small business roundtable with local business owners, the president ordered the Spruce Street Hoagie at Taylor Gourmet Ever since, thousands of customers walk in every day asking for the Obama Hoagie, made with roasted turkey, proscuitto, roasted red peppers and sharp provolone; five locations, taylorgourmet.com.

Mr. President is known for his penchant for burgers, so it's no surprise that chef Spike Mendelsohn of Good Stuff Eatery pays homage with the Prez Obama Burger, which is topped with bacon, onion marmalade, Roquefort and horseradish mayo. There's also a turkey burger named for Michelle Obama, the Michelle Melt; 303 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, goodstuffeatery.com.

Melon calling

BLT Steak offers the Obama Burger, a Kobe patty topped with roasted pineapple and speck. At the restaurant's bar, there are drinks named for both Obama and Vice President Joe Biden: the Yes We Cantaloupe is Obama's, made with Appleton white rum, house-made cayenne cantaloupe purée, maraschino liqueur and lime; 1625 I St. NW, e2hospitality.com/blt-steak.

POTUS pops

Two cocktails toast President Obama at Hill Country Barbecue: the Commander in Chief, which has muddled pomegranates with St. Germain, sparkling wine and a squeeze of fresh Meyer lemon, and the POTUS-pop Jell-O shots, only $1 each; 410 7th St. NW, hillcountrywdc.com.

Chef Robert Wiedmaier cooked up a special dish for the commander in chief at his flagship restaurant Marcel's The Hawaiian Onaga Obama Snapper comes with snap-pea risotto and ginger sesame pea tendrils. And there's the Obama-tini Cocktail, made with Ketel One vodka, Hypnotiq Passion Fruit Liqueur and a float of Blue Curaçao at Wiedmaier's other spots, Brasserie Beck and Mussel Bar & Grille; 2401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, marcelsdc.com.

In the lounge at the Park Hyatt Washington hotel, you'll find Barick Obama cheese, a raw cow's milk cheese produced by Lazy Lady Farm in Vermont, named for the president; 1201 24th St. NW, parkwashington.hyatt.com.

Astro Doughnuts, a fried chicken and doughnut mecca, opens in D.C. at the end of this month. Astro will be offering Obama Then and Now doughnuts: Obama Then is chocolate glazed number with caramel drizzle and Maldon smoked sea salt (reportedly the flavors of his favorite snack), while Obama Now is oatmeal raisin with topped with honey glaze and granola crumble to reflect the first lady's healthful eating habits; astrodoughnuts.com.

Art and Soul is shaking up an inauguration cocktail to fete another four years; the Stayin' Put is composed of Green Hat Gin, berry simple syrup and champagne; 415 New Jersey Ave. NW, artandsouldc.com.

Inspired by a course served at President Obama's 2009 inauguration luncheon, the Fairmont Hotel's Juniper Restaurant is dishing out President Obama's Inaugural Seafood Ragout, made with scallops, prawns, oysters and jumbo lump crab in a vermouth cream with potatoes, carrots and puff pastry; 2401 M St. NW, fairmont.com.

44 score

D.C.'s largest eatery, the Hamilton, offers the Perfect 44 cocktail, a twist on a Manhattan made with Vermouth Blanc to toast the 44th president; 600 14th St., thehamiltondc.com.